Japanese symbol for “edema”
浮腫
ふしゅ
Romaji: fushu
edema; oedema
In Japanese, edema is 浮腫, read ふしゅ (fushu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n edema; oedema (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “edema”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水腫 | すいしゅ suishu | edema; oedema |
| 水気 | みずけ mizuke | dropsy; edema; oedema |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮気 | うわき uwaki | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ ukabu | to float; to be suspended |
| 浮上 | ふじょう fujou | surfacing; rising to the surface |
| 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu | to float; to set afloat; to launch |
| 浮き彫り | うきぼり ukibori | relief; embossed carving |
| 浮世絵 | うきよえ ukiyoe | ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print |
| 腫瘍 | しゅよう shuyou | tumor; tumour; neoplasm |
| 腫れ | はれ hare | swelling; boil |
See also: Chinese symbol for “edema”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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